₦ NGN
Language
Currency

public News & Insights

Fresh technology, health, farming, nutrition and Nigerian headlines — curated for the Epelcon community.

flash_on Headlines & quick share
Vanguard 30,179 new cases filed in FCT within 12 months worrisome – Chief Judge

… says rising litigation requires urgent attention By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory...

2 days ago Read here ›
Vanguard World leaders hope for reset after US midterms

World leaders voiced hopes for a reset with the United States on Wednesday after voters delivered a huge midterm election defeat t...

2 days ago Read here ›
Vanguard Two allegedly shot as ADC supporters head to Atiku rally in Sokoto

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto SOKOTO — Two persons believed to be supporters of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) were allegedly...

2 days ago Read here ›
Premium Times Police confirm death of teenage girl pushed off two-storey building

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that a 26-year-old man, Ifeanyi Chukwu, allegedly pushed the teenager from the building on Sunday i...

2 days ago Read here ›
Premium Times Maduka University Teaching Hospital Nsukka opens its doors

On Monday, 2nd November 2026, Maduka University Teaching Hospital, Nsukka, commenced full operation at 37 Orba Road, Amukwa, Nsukk...

2 days ago Read here ›
Premium Times Sowore dismisses police’s arrest of 11 suspects linked to his attack in Ekiti, alleges cover-up

Mr Sowore urged the Inspector-General of Police to set up an independent team to investigate the attack, secure and analyse availa...

2 days ago Read here ›
Premium Times NPFL hands Rivers United suspended N15m fine, three-point deduction

Rivers United have received a final warning from the NPFL after the league accused the club of obstructing its broadcast partners...

2 days ago Read here ›
Premium Times Golf: FirstBank raises stakes with ₦34.5 million purse for Lagos Open

The professional category will offer a total prize purse of ₦34.5 million, with the winner set to receive ₦10 million The post Gol...

2 days ago Read here ›
Premium Times Police threaten to arrest, prosecute persons destroying campaign posters, billboards

The police said on Wednesday that it had observed growing incidents of deliberate tearing, defacement and destruction of campaign...

2 days ago Read here ›
Premium Times Tinubu’s ADC seeks arrest of Kwara lawyer over alleged land grabbing

Court documents show that Mr Yusuf has initiated criminal defamation proceedings against lawyer Nuruddin Abdulsalam, who accused h...

2 days ago Read here ›
Premium Times Amnesty International demands release of man allegedly detained over critical posts regarding APC rally

Amnesty International alleged that Mr Wakili was arrested following social media posts criticising images from the APC presidentia...

2 days ago Read here ›
Premium Times Tinubu asks NASS to approve new $7.7bn loan, withdraws previous external borrowing request

The new request provides more details about the proposed borrowing, including the sources of funds and the conditions under which...

2 days ago Read here ›
Vanguard Igbo youths give INEC chairman seven-day ultimatum over commissioner

By Ugochukwu Alaribe UMUAHIA — The Pan-Igbo Youth Assembly (PIYA) has given the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Com...

2 days ago Read here ›
Vanguard Senate halts processing of bills for new universities

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — The Senate has directed its committees to suspend the processing of bills seeking the establishment of new...

2 days ago Read here ›
Farmers Weekly Commonwealth conference addresses growing pressures facing farmers

Farmers can get everything right on the land and still lose out at the port. At the opening of the 31st Commonwealth Agriculture C...

2 days ago Read here ›
Farmers Weekly When livestock medicine becomes a poverty trap

Communal livestock farmers in South Africa spend an average of 70% of their farming income on animal remedies, yet many still stru...

2 days ago Read here ›
TechCrunch Canva lays off over 1,200 people amid slowing growth

Canva is cutting 22% of its staff as it faces its 'hardest year' yet.

2 days ago Read here ›
Premium Times Kwara lawyer alleges police intimidation after accusing Tinubu’s ADC of land grabbing

Nurudeen Abdulsalam says police officers travelled from Kwara to Abuja to arrest him after he accused President Tinubu’s aide of u...

2 days ago Read here ›
Premium Times BOI, IFC sign $50 million loan to expand finance for Nigeria’s MSMEs

The seven-year tenor of the loan will strengthen BOI’s funding base and allow it to extend longer-term finance to productive busin...

2 days ago Read here ›
Premium Times MTN Nigeria appoints ex-Etisalat boss, four other new directors

MTN Nigeria said the new directors were expected to bring their experience and expertise to strengthen the telco giant’s operation...

2 days ago Read here ›
Premium Times 2027: APC campaign council restricts ministers, members to rallies in home states

The council explained that the measure is intended to ensure effective coordination of campaign activities and strengthen grassroo...

2 days ago Read here ›
Premium Times North-central: Gunmen kill four, injure five in market attack

Suspected armed bandits killed four people and injured five others at Abeda Shitile market in Logo Local Government Area of Benue...

2 days ago Read here ›
Premium Times History in US as Americans elect first Muslim, native American senators, other firsts too

Although most of the firsts are Democrats, the Republican Party has also broken some new ground. The post History in US as America...

2 days ago Read here ›
Premium Times Reserved seats will address years of women’s marginalisation – APC chieftain

Ginika Tor said the current number of women in elective legislative positions was inadequate and fell short of the 35 per cent aff...

2 days ago Read here ›

Read stories right here on Epelcon. Headlines are aggregated from third-party sources; the full article and original publisher are always one tap away. Epelcon Global is not the author.

Get the EPELCON App v3.6.0
Invest, Learn & Earn on the go
Download APK
feedback Feedback